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How to get there from here series. Intro

Aug 11, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, What should be done differently?

Ok, I started this blog with a series of posts about the misleading ‘Calocane report,’ (see Calocane 4: What could and should have been done differently?) I finished that post with a list and managed to write about ‘Assertive Outreach’ and ‘Prioritising Treatment’ before wandering off. Here’s my worthy attempt to explore those other points…
It’s a crap job now pt 5

Aug 7, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, Uncategorized

I know a few older nurses who ‘always wanted to be a nurse’. From childhood. How did they know what being a nurse was? Well, unless Mum was a nurse herself, they probably didn’t know for sure. What they pictured no doubt had some romanticised elements baked in but they would have expected to spend…
Patient stories #1

Aug 4, 2026

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in Drugs, Mental hospitals, Patient stories

Benny wasn’t quite sure why he’d come to the clinic… Benny Benedict came to the clinic looking for me and Lou. He wasn’t quite certain whether or not he needed to tell us something but fortunately the cautious side of him won out and he slowly spilled the lot. We never got to the bottom…
How it’s become a crap job Pt 4

Aug 1, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, What should be done differently?

Suppose your country screwed every penny it could out of you, in taxes and stealth taxes. Suppose it deliberately designed traps for you to fall in so it could fine you, e.g. HMRC tax returns, fines for parking in the ‘wrong’ place, 20mph zones, speed cameras, recycling bins etc. Suppose your country ranked immigrants (legal…
Drug induced psychosis

Jul 29, 2026

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in Drugs, The state of play you are paying for, What should be done differently?

What is it? Drug-induced psychosis is a psychotic episode that is triggered by using drugs. The most common symptoms include visual hallucinations, disorientation and memory problems. It is indistinguishable from other psychotic states – until it magically disappears after a short time. Here’s where we are now. These ‘patients’ are treated by MHS i.e. as…
It’s a crap job now 4. Timewasters, fools and criminals. Pt 3 of 3

Jul 25, 2026

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in Community mental nursing, Mental Health Act, The state of play you are paying for, What should be done differently?

The best word I know for these underclass dwellers is ‘scrote’. Polly, do sit down, you’ll have a fit of the vapours. Try these descriptions instead. “Stupid people will start being wise when wild donkeys are born tame.” Job 11:12 “He who sends a message by the hand of a fool cuts off his own…
It’s a crap job now 4. Timewasters, fools and criminals. Pt 2 of 3

Jul 20, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, The state of play you are paying for, What should be done differently?

Continuing ‘Who are the other kinds? A handful of examples.’ 5. Dangerous patients. Not everybody wants to work with these, I grant you, but it’s necessary and some of us are drawn to that kind of work. Calocane was scary but some of us are trained to handle violent patients. In hospital. Locked up. Not…
Joined up government action 4. Drugs.

Jul 16, 2026

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in Drugs, The state of play you are paying for, What should be done differently?

Here are some domains which the DOH/NHS can’t tackle on its own. 4. Drugs 1. MAPPA. 2. Violence. 3. Freedom of speech (specifically with regard to race, crime, gender, pronouns, what research subjects one may or may not bring to a round table or journal club without risking one’s career.) 4. Drugs. Here’s where we…
It’s a crap job now 4. Timewasters, fools and criminals. Pt 1 of 3

Jul 11, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, Mental hospitals, The state of play you are paying for, What should be done differently?

I think this post describes a violation of natural justice, committed by the DoH and the self-serving managers who bow and scrape to obey their nonsense decisions. Nurses (and others) choose to train and work this job to help people get better. Especially patients who want to get better, who co-operate, who make an effort.…
Seclusion Pt 3

Jul 7, 2026

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in It’s a crap job now, Mental hospitals, Restraint & seclusion, Violence, What should be done differently?

Ok, so now you know how impossible the workload becomes when we have to seclude. I’ll write a second post about the additional demands after we give RT. But you don’t know why. And you never will know if you rely on official explanations. This one – from an abstract – is a perfect example.…

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